Dušan Tittel (born 27 December 1966) is a Slovak politician and former professional footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. He was elected Slovakia Player of the Year three times.[1]
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Alma mater | University of Economics in Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the National Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Political party | ANO (?) SNS (2014–2021) HLAS–SD (2021–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Dušan Tittel was born on 27 December 1966 in Námestovo. He started playing professional football in 1985 while also studying Finance at the University of Economics in Bratislava.[2]
Political career edit
After retiring from football in 2001, Tittel became active in politics. He was among the founding members of the Alliance of the New Citizen.[3] Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a deputy in the regional assembly of the Bratislava region.[2]
In 2014, Tittel joined the Slovak National Party[4] and unsuccessfully ran on the party ticket in the 2014 European Parliament election.[5] However, he succeeded in the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election and became the MP of the National Council.[6]
In 2021 he left the Slovak National Party and became a member of the Voice – Social Democracy party.[7] In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, he won a mandate and became an MP.[8]
Football career edit
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tittel goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 May 1994 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
2 | 29 March 1995 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 4–1 | Euro 1996 qualification |
3 | 22 September 1996 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Malta | 1–0 | 6–0 | World Cup 1998 qualification |
4 | 6–0 | |||||
5 | 13 November 1996 | Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–4 | World Cup 1998 qualification |
6 | 31 March 1997 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 2–0 | 2–0 | World Cup 1998 qualification |
7 | 9 February 1998 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Finland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Cyprus International Football Tournament 1998 |
Honours edit
Player edit
Slovan Bratislava
- Corgoň Liga: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
- Slovak Cup: 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998
- Slovak Super Cup: 1993, 1994
Omonia
Individual
- Slovak Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997
- Slovak Top Eleven (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Manager edit
Slovan Bratislava
Personal life edit
Dušan Tittel is married. With his wife Ivana they have two children.[2]
References edit
- ^ Slovakia – Player of the Year
- ^ a b c "Životopis". Tittel.sk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Ruskova strana: Chce to nových ľudí". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Bývalý hráč a šéf slovenských klubov Tittel ide do politiky: Európu chce dobyť za SNS". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "SNS má na eurokandidátke moderátora aj exfutbalistu". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Toto sú noví poslanci parlamentu: Aj bývalí novinári a športovci". www.trend.sk (in Slovak). 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Novým členom Hlasu sa stal Dušan Tittel, na". Denník N (in Slovak). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "HNonline.sk - Zo známych športovcov poslanci. Mandát získal aj trojnásobný najlepší futbalista Dušan Tittel". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 1 October 2023.
External links edit
- Dušan Tittel – Official site
- Profile on Slovak federation site
- Dušan Tittel at National-Football-Teams.com